1976 New Orleans Saints (NFL) |
| 3rd place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 4-10-0 .286 |
| Head Coach: Hank Stram |
| John Beake | Offensive Backfield |
| Buck Buchanan | Defensive Line |
| Whitey Campbell | Special Teams |
| Jim Garrett | Defensive Backs |
| Alvin Roy | Conditioning |
| Sam Rutigliano | Wide Receivers |
| Doug Shively | Linebackers |
| Dick Stanfel | Offensive Line |
| Dick Wood | Quarterbacks |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 7/31/1976 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14-24 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 56039 | |
| Sat | 8/7/1976 | A | Houston Oilers | 13-10 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 38675 | |
| Fri | 8/13/1976 | A | Buffalo Bills | 21-14 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 36110 | |
| Fri | 8/20/1976 | A | Baltimore Colts | 26-20 | W | OT | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 38879 |
| Sat | 8/28/1976 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 13-10 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 60044 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1976 | H | Miami Dolphins | 7-20 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 63383 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1976 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 9-40 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 58156 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1976 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 6-24 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 61413 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1976 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 27-17 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 53918 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1976 | H | Houston Oilers | 26-31 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 51973 | |
| Sun | 10/10/1976 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 30-0 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 51521 | |
| Sun | 10/17/1976 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 3-33 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 43160 | |
| Sun | 10/24/1976 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 10-16 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 51984 | |
| Sun | 10/31/1976 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 20-23 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 33702 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1976 | A | Green Bay Packers | 27-32 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 52936 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1976 | H | Detroit Lions | 17-16 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 42048 | |
| Sun | 11/21/1976 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 51-27 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 61865 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1976 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 14-33 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 54906 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1976 | A | New England Patriots | 6-27 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 53592 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1976 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 7-27 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 42536 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Pete Athas | 45 | LCB-RS | 5-11 | 185 | 30 | Tennessee | 13 | 5 |
| Steve Baumgartner | 63 | RDE | 6-7 | 245 | 25 | Purdue | 14 | 13 |
| Tom Blanchard | 16 | P | 6-0 | 185 | 28 | Oregon | 14 | 0 |
| Ken Bordelon | 50 | LB | 6-4 | 228 | 22 | Louisiana State | 12 | 0 |
| Larry Burton | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 193 | 25 | Purdue | 14 | 12 |
| Warren Capone | 51 | LB | 6-1 | 218 | 25 | Louisiana State | 7 | 0 |
| Rusty Chambers | 51 | LLB | 6-1 | 218 | 23 | Tulane | 4 | 1 |
| Clarence Chapman | 24 | CB | 5-10 | 175 | 23 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 |
| Henry Childs | 85 | TE | 6-2 | 226 | 25 | Kansas State | 14 | 11 |
| Wayne Colman | 59 | LB | 6-1 | 227 | 30 | Temple | 7 | 0 |
| Chuck Crist | 44 | LS-RS | 6-2 | 205 | 25 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| Andy Dorris | 69 | LDE | 6-4 | 248 | 25 | New Mexico State | 14 | 6 |
| Bobby Douglass | 10 | QB | 6-3 | 223 | 29 | Kansas | 11 | 6 |
| Joe Federspiel | 58 | MLB | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Kentucky | 14 | 14 |
| Tony Galbreath | 34 | RB | 6-0 | 228 | 22 | Centerville JC; Missouri | 14 | 13 |
| Elois Grooms | 78 | RDE | 6-4 | 250 | 23 | Tennessee Tech | 11 | 1 |
| Lee Gross | 56 | C | 6-3 | 230 | 23 | Auburn | 14 | 0 |
| Jeff Hart | 65 | OT | 6-5 | 252 | 23 | Oregon State | 14 | 0 |
| Don Herrmann | 87 | WR | 6-2 | 195 | 29 | Waynesburg | 14 | 14 |
| John Hill | 62 | C | 6-2 | 246 | 26 | Lehigh | 14 | 14 |
| Ernie Jackson | 30 | LCB | 5-10 | 176 | 26 | Duke | 10 | 10 |
| Benny Johnson | 22 | CB | 5-11 | 175 | 28 | Johnson C. Smith | 9 | 0 |
| Drew Jones | 36 | RB | 6-2 | 216 | 24 | Washington State | 2 | 1 |
| Kim Jones | 32 | RB | 6-4 | 243 | 24 | Colorado State | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Kearney | 46 | LS | 6-2 | 205 | 33 | Prairie View A&M | 14 | 2 |
| Rick Kingrea | 55 | LB | 6-1 | 228 | 27 | Tulane | 14 | 1 |
| Alvin Maxson | 28 | RB | 5-11 | 201 | 25 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 0 |
| Leon McQuay | 25 | RB | 5-9 | 195 | 26 | Tampa | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Merlo | 57 | LLB | 6-1 | 220 | 25 | Fresno CC; Stanford | 14 | 13 |
| Marv Montgomery | 77 | LOT | 6-6 | 255 | 28 | Los Angeles Valley JC; Southern California | 9 | 7 |
| Derland Moore | 74 | RDT | 6-4 | 265 | 25 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| Don Morrison | 76 | ROT | 6-5 | 257 | 27 | Texas-Arlington | 14 | 14 |
| Chuck Muncie | 42 | RB | 6-3 | 233 | 23 | Arizona Western JC; California | 12 | 11 |
| Tommy Myers | 37 | RS | 6-0 | 180 | 26 | Syracuse | 14 | 12 |
| Tinker Owens | 83 | WR | 5-11 | 170 | 22 | Oklahoma | 14 | 1 |
| Bob Pollard | 82 | LDE | 6-3 | 248 | 28 | Texas Southern; Weber State | 8 | 8 |
| Elex Price | 75 | LDT | 6-3 | 260 | 26 | Alcorn State | 14 | 13 |
| Kurt Schumacher | 71 | LOG | 6-3 | 246 | 24 | Ohio State | 14 | 9 |
| Bobby Scott | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 201 | 27 | Tennessee | 11 | 8 |
| Paul Seal | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 223 | 24 | Michigan | 14 | 3 |
| Maurice Spencer | 29 | RCB | 6-0 | 176 | 24 | North Carolina Central | 14 | 14 |
| Terry Stieve | 68 | LOG | 6-2 | 263 | 22 | Wisconsin | 14 | 6 |
| Mike Strachan | 33 | RB | 6-0 | 199 | 23 | Iowa State | 10 | 3 |
| Rich Szaro | 15 | K | 5-11 | 204 | 28 | Harvard | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Thaxton | 86 | TE | 6-2 | 241 | 27 | Tennessee State | 11 | 1 |
| Greg Westbrooks | 60 | RLB | 6-2 | 218 | 23 | Colorado Mesa; Colorado | 14 | 14 |
| Tom Wickert | 66 | LOT | 6-4 | 252 | 24 | Washington State | 7 | 7 |
| Jeff Winans | 73 | LDT | 6-5 | 265 | 25 | Modesto JC; Southern California | 3 | 1 |
| Emanuel Zanders | 79 | ROG | 6-1 | 248 | 25 | Jackson State | 14 | 13 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 3 | Chuck Muncie | RB | California |
| 2 | 32 | Tony Galbreath | RB | Missouri |
| 3 | 77 | Bob Simmons | T | Texas |
| 4 | 95 | Tinker Owens | WR | Oklahoma |
| 5 | 127 | Scott Parrish | T | Utah State |
| 6 | 160 | Terry Stieve | G | Wisconsin |
| 7 | 201 | Ed Bauer | G | Notre Dame |
| 8 | 213 | Craig Cassady | DB | Ohio State |
| 9 | 240 | Warren Peiffer | DT | Iowa |
| 10 | 269 | Junior Hardin | LB | Eastern Kentucky |
| 11 | 294 | Greg Kokal | QB | Kent State |
| 12 | 323 | Milton Butts | T | North Carolina Central |
| 13 | 350 | Kenny Downing | DB | Missouri |
| 14 | 379 | Rich Hucke | DE | Montana-Western |
| 15 | 406 | Steve Seminoff | DT | Wichita State |
| 16 | 435 | Gene Jones | T | Bowling Green State |
| 17 | 462 | Scott MacDonald | TE | West Virginia |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 23 | 83 | 75 | 72 | 253 |
| Opponents Totals | 69 | 116 | 69 | 92 | 346 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 226 | 92 | 111 | 23 | 61/210 29.0% | / % | 103 | 901 | |
| Opponents Totals | 275 | 129 | 121 | 25 | 81/214 37.9% | / % | 105 | 883 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Szaro | 0 | 25 | 29 | 86.2 | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 0 | 79 |
| Tony Galbreath | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Henry Childs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Larry Burton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bobby Douglass | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jim Merlo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Chuck Muncie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Mike Strachan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Warren Capone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Alvin Maxson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tommy Myers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tinker Owens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Elex Price | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bobby Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Thaxton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 29 | 25 | 29 | 86.2 | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 0 | 253 |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 36 | 44 | 81.8 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 2 | 346 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Szaro | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 0 | 50 | 1/1 | 8/8 | 4/5 | 4/7 | 1/2 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 0 | 50 | 1/1 | 8/8 | 4/5 | 4/7 | 1/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 1/1 | 5/5 | 5/6 | 3/4 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Muncie | 149 | 659 | 4.4 | 51 | 2 |
| Tony Galbreath | 136 | 570 | 4.2 | 74t | 7 |
| Mike Strachan | 66 | 258 | 3.9 | 31 | 2 |
| Alvin Maxson | 34 | 120 | 3.5 | 16 | 1 |
| Bobby Douglass | 21 | 92 | 4.4 | 19 | 2 |
| Bobby Scott | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Kim Jones | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Henry Childs | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Drew Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Burton | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Paul Seal | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 431 | 1775 | 4.1 | 74t | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 554 | 2289 | 4.1 | 38 | 22 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Scott | 190 | 103 | 54.2 | 81 | 1065 | 5.6 | 10.3 | 60t | 4 | 2.1 | 6 | 3.2 | 24 | 162 | 903 | 64.5 |
| Bobby Douglass | 213 | 103 | 48.4 | 102 | 1288 | 6.0 | 12.5 | 74 | 4 | 1.9 | 8 | 3.8 | 26 | 189 | 1099 | 58.2 |
| Tom Blanchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | -18 | |||||||
| Team Totals | 403 | 206 | 51.1 | 183 | 2353 | 5.8 | 11.4 | 74 | 8 | 2.0 | 14 | 3.5 | 51 | 369 | 1984 | 61.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 367 | 200 | 54.5 | 155 | 2514 | 6.9 | 12.6 | 55t | 18 | 4.9 | 12 | 3.3 | 39 | 312 | 2202 | 78.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Galbreath | 54 | 420 | 7.8 | 35 | 1 |
| Don Herrmann | 34 | 535 | 15.7 | 57 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 31 | 272 | 8.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Henry Childs | 26 | 349 | 13.4 | 46t | 3 |
| Larry Burton | 18 | 297 | 16.5 | 69t | 2 |
| Tinker Owens | 12 | 241 | 20.1 | 74 | 1 |
| Paul Seal | 9 | 72 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Thaxton | 7 | 112 | 16.0 | 25t | 1 |
| Alvin Maxson | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Kim Jones | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bobby Douglass | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 206 | 2353 | 11.4 | 74 | 8 |
| Opponents Totals | 200 | 2514 | 12.6 | 55t | 18 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Merlo | 4 | 142 | 35.5 | 83t | 2 |
| Pete Athas | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ernie Jackson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Elex Price | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23t | 1 |
| Chuck Crist | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Tommy Myers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 212 | 17.7 | 83t | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 140 | 10.0 | 32 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Blanchard | 101 | 3974 | 39.3 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 742 | 3132 | 31.0 |
| Team Totals | 101 | 3974 | 39.3 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 742 | 3132 | 31.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 88 | 3469 | 39.4 | 67 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 375 | 2894 | 32.9 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Athas | 35 | 10 | 332 | 9.5 | 67 | 0 |
| Tommy Myers | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Leon McQuay | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Chuck Crist | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tinker Owens | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 42 | 14 | 375 | 8.9 | 67 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 10 | 742 | 11.6 | 60t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Galbreath | 20 | 399 | 20.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Alvin Maxson | 11 | 191 | 17.4 | 28 | 0 | |
| Jim Thaxton | 8 | 185 | 23.1 | 41 | 0 | |
| Leon McQuay | 8 | 151 | 18.9 | 28 | 0 | |
| Chuck Muncie | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Clarence Chapman | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Pete Athas | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Kurt Schumacher | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| Warren Capone | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Hart | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Kim Jones | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Henry Childs | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 62 | 1173 | 18.9 | 41 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 54 | 1359 | 25.2 | 45 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Elex Price | 8.5 | |
| Derland Moore | 8.0 | |
| Bob Pollard | 8.0 | |
| Andy Dorris | 5.5 | |
| Greg Westbrooks | 3.0 | |
| Steve Baumgartner | 2.0 | |
| Elois Grooms | 2.0 | |
| Jim Merlo | 2.0 | |
| Team Totals | 39.0 | 312.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 51.0 | 369.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Athas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Baumgartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Warren Capone | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Henry Childs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Crist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Douglass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Federspiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kearney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Kingrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Alvin Maxson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| Leon McQuay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Merlo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Morrison | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Myers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 1 | |
| Bob Pollard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Scott | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |
| Paul Seal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maurice Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Westbrooks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Emanuel Zanders | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 21 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 64 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 27 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 2 |
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